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Georgia school chief indicted for alleged kickback scheme in Illinois school district

6:59 PM on Thursday, October 9

The superintendent of Georgia's DeKalb County school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he ran a kickback scheme in suburban Chicago

Raja Jackson pleads not guilty in attack on 'Syko Stu' that was caught on livestream

6:48 PM on Thursday, October 9

Raja Jackson, the son of former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, has pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges after he was seen on video attacking a pro wrestler in a fight that was supposed to be scripted

Israeli Cabinet approves 'outline' of deal to release hostages held by Hamas, Netanyahu's office says

6:34 PM on Thursday, October 9

Israeli Cabinet approves 'outline' of deal to release hostages held by Hamas, Netanyahu's office says

This image provided by U.S. Agriculture Department shows Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce. (U.S. Agriculture Department via AP)

California company recalls nearly 245,000 pounds of pasta tied to listeria outbreak

6:03 PM on Thursday, October 9

A California company has recalled nearly 245,000 pounds of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide

US says it's sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor Gaza ceasefire deal

5:56 PM on Thursday, October 9

US says it's sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor Gaza ceasefire deal

Shift in Hamas posture led to deal, with militants seeing hostages as more of a liability than asset, US officials say

5:53 PM on Thursday, October 9

Shift in Hamas posture led to deal, with militants seeing hostages as more of a liability than asset, US officials say

FILE - A Holtec International facility is seen in Camden, N.J., June 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Energy company abandons proposal to store nuclear waste at site in New Mexico

5:52 PM on Thursday, October 9

A private energy company is abandoning a proposal to store nuclear waste at a site in southeastern New Mexico

FILE - A haul truck is seen after being loaded with coal by a mechanized shovel at the Spring Creek mine, in this Nov. 15, 2016 photo, near Decker, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Republicans vote to roll back Biden-era restrictions on mining and drilling in 3 Western states

5:45 PM on Thursday, October 9

Senate Republicans have voted to roll back restrictions on mining and drilling in federal land in three Western states

New York Attorney General Letitia James calls fraud case 'baseless,' decries 'weaponization of our justice system'

5:42 PM on Thursday, October 9

New York Attorney General Letitia James calls fraud case 'baseless,' decries 'weaponization of our justice system'

Los Angeles Lakers' Lebron James stands on the court before an NBA basketball preseason game against the Golden State Warriors, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season due to sciatica

4:54 PM on Thursday, October 9

LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season due to sciatica that will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, look on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump sees peace — and personal vindication — within reach in Gaza

4:33 PM on Thursday, October 9

President Donald Trump is celebrating a breakthrough in the two-year conflict in the Middle East, calling it something people said could never be done

President Donald Trump speaks upon departing a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in foreground, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

At a key moment in talks that led to the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump refused to take no for an answer

2:36 PM on Thursday, October 9

After months of gridlock, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza came together in a matter of days after a deft maneuver — or perhaps a misunderstanding — by President Donald Trump that boxed in the two adversaries

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass for the participants in the jubilee of ordained people in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown

2:09 PM on Thursday, October 9

Pope Leo XIV has urged labor union leaders from Chicago to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Colombian President Petro suggests Qatar could mediate US military actions off Venezuela

2:07 PM on Thursday, October 9

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has proposed that Qatar could mediate to end the U.S. military presence in international waters near Venezuela

FILE - Derrick Groves sits in a police vehicle after being taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and Atlanta police at a southwest Atlanta home, Oct. 8, 2025. (Ben Hendren/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, file)

Last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees agrees to return to Louisiana after Atlanta capture

1:41 PM on Thursday, October 9

A New Orleans jail escapee who spent nearly five months on the run before his capture this week in Atlanta has agreed to be returned to Louisiana

FILE - A cyclist crosses a rainbow-painted intersection, Aug. 27, 2025, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, file)

St. Petersburg delays vote on flags for LGBTQ+ and Black communities after DeSantis erases murals

1:04 PM on Thursday, October 9

The Florida city of St. Petersburg, long a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights and mindful of its racially segregated past, is considering approval of two flags recognizing those issues after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered similar street murals erased because of supposedly political messages

Robert Roberson waits to be interviewed in a locked visitation cell at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit prison in Livingston, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Roberson, who has maintained his innocence on death row for more than 20 years, is scheduled to be executed on Oct. 16, for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case

10:16 AM on Thursday, October 9

Texas’ top criminal court has again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he had been set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death in a shaken baby case

FILE - Hungary's Laszlo Krasznahorkai poses for photographers in London, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Hungarian master of absurdist excess László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize

3:49 AM on Thursday, October 9

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature for work that upholds the power of art in the midst of “apocalyptic terror.”

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and the House GOP leadership deliver the Republican message on the government shutdown, now in its ninth day, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators struggle to find a way forward as government shutdown enters ninth day

12:01 AM on Thursday, October 9

Senators are laboring to find a way to reopen the government but find themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of trust between the two parties

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